Tag: Medi-Cal

During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), Medi-Cal beneficiaries have remained enrolled in the program without needing to complete renewals.

Starting April 1st, everyone currently enrolled with Medi-Cal will be contacted by their Medi-Cal county eligibility worker. Renewals will be completed over the course of the next twelve months. It is critical that your contact information is updated, otherwise you could lose your eligibility. If your contact information or household circumstances have changed since the beginning of the public health emergency, please update your information today by contacting your local county office, calling the Medi-Cal Member Helpline at (800) 541-5555, or by creating an online MyBenefits CalWIN account to complete your annual renewal and report any changes.

If you receive regional center and/or In-Home Supportive Services, you should also ensure that your contact information is up-to-date to maintain your eligibility for these Medicaid waiver-funded services.

Update your contact information now!

Visit: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Pages/Keep-Your-Medi-Cal.aspx

The California State Auditor released a report requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee regarding the Department of Health Care Services’ oversight of the delivery of preventive services to children in Medi-Cal. Nearly half of all children in California receive medical services and care through the Medi-Cal program. However, findings in the audit led to the conclusion that California’s utilization rate for childhood preventive services remains below 50%. Unfortunately, that means an average of 2.4 million California children being served by Medi-Cal have not received required preventive services in the last 5 years. While there were several reasons given for the lagging service delivery the one that is perhaps the most concerning is the lack of access to care as a result of a limited number of health care providers that are willing to accept children on Medi-Cal. This has significant implications for children in the state and even more so for children with complex special health care needs who are in the Medi-Cal program. The final report details several key recommendations to improve the health of children in Medi-Cal. To view the report in its entirety visit: https://www.auditor.ca.gov/pdfs/reports/2018-111.pdf